Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn associated with anemia

subcutaneous fat necrosis (sFN) of the newborn characteristically affects f ull-term infants who have experienced perinatal distress, such as hypotherm ia, obstetric trauma, or asphyxia. We report a newborn who had pallor, deep breathing, and severe anemia immediately after birth. She developed SFN on the fourth postnatal day, Her condition improved after blood transfusions and the skin lesions resolved in 6 weeks. This appears to be the first repo rt of SFN associated with anemia.